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Links
Australian Society Of Authors
www.asauthors.org
National organisation for authors which provides contract advice, the stylefile showcase for illustrators (www.thestylefile.com) and professional support. It has suggested fees for author speaking, and information about rights such as ELR and PLR (Educational Lending Rights and Public Lending Right) and CAL payments (Copyright Agency Licensing) which are important income sources for writers.
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
www.scbwi.org
International organisation of authors and illustrators which offers marketing and conferences as well as an electronic newsletter and magazine. Also the Australian chapters' website www.scbwiaustralia.org
Sisters In Crime
www.sistersincrime.org.au
Launched at the Feminist Book Festival in Melbourne in September 1991, Sisters in Crime in Australia was inspired by the American organisation of the same name, which was founded in 1986 by Sara Paretsky (creator of Chicago PI VI Warshawski) and other women crime writers at the Bouchercon crime convention.
SheKilda
www.shekilda.com.au
SheKilda Again, Women's Crime Writers' Convention 2011 (October 7-9), Rydges Hotel, 701 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria.
The convention will involve all leading Australian women crime novelists together with true-crime writers, screen-writers, producers, booksellers, publishers, lawyers, judges, police, forensic specialists, librarians, academics, critics and (mostly) readers and viewers. It will discuss and analyse books, film and television shows, law and justice issues, new trends and critical issues of the genre.
Crime Genre Links
Links to other great authors' websites:
Aussiereviews, the home of great reviews of great Aussie books, music and more
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